Fishing Mulege

Has anyone been out from Mulege to fish latley? Are the dorado there yet what about sailfish? We will be there to fish starting on sunday looks like some rain. Please let me know so i can get even more excited.

11 Dorado yesterday

all landed between Isla Inez and Tortuga

could move tomorrow..you know dorado

If you have your own boat, looks to be a much shorter run from San Bruno

10 dodos reported off Conceptioin today in two boats. I may go out side the south Santa Inez island and towards the Conception Light or a couple miles E of the island tomorrow. A friend is going off the mine area. Hope to have a couple reports.

[Edited on 7-12-2010 by Russ]

That's it Russ, spread out and hunt 'em down. A little Baja gold for the barbie! Meeting today, buyer for the shop is moving quick. I may be down to play, before all the fish go away!!

Thanks guys and gals, rub it in!

last night at 8:30pm...

I'm loaded up and nearly ready to launch ...but there's a 1 to 2 foot shore break this morning. It's low tide and the swell is large out 30 yards or so. With the short duration between the swells it'd be a little more than I want to do. I think once the tide comes in a bit it'll be doable without and troubles. Dorado don't get up early, right?

thanks a lot my parents have a boat " Kay and Larry" we will be at la fortuna on saturday nite late or early sunday have one week to drive and fish. but you know the trip down the baja is most of the fun anyway. see you in Mulege.

Went out and played on the water today. Right off I got busted off in the rocks in front of the hotel. Lost my last "favorite" lure. I caught lot of dink fish and the breeze came up and I thought I was going to have to call it a short day. Well maybe not because some got on the end of my line and wouldn't let it go. I followed it to the camp beach and back to the hotel 3 times and a lot of battling in between. After about an hour I had the feeling this brute was getting the best of me. duh! It made a quick turn and went under the boat and cut off on the prop. Damn +++++
Now there were white caps but I just couldn't say quit. Got some more dinks, nothing for the ice chest and BOOM! Another brute. I had switched to an old salmon reel with 30# line and had a chance to work this one. Although I was sure I was going to be spooled a couple of times. This fight only lasted about a half hour and I got it to the boat. Only a 20# toro. Maybe a little bigger??? It fought like the first one so I'm thinking it was also a toro. After a photo opp and release the wind calmed down and I got to play until 3. I hooked 2 more toros and a lot more dinks. Went down to the estuary and boated aroind inside for awhile for 0 fish. On the way home I got a bunch of roosters and a double (two on one lure).

toro


I know it doesn't look 20# but I'm a fisherman

inside the estuary

dink rooster

Double dink

Just got my Cabela's lure order. Now I'm really ready and waiting for this storm to go away!

Yes I also believe it's a Jack Crevalle.
http://www.mexfish.com/fish/pjkcrev/pjkcrev.htm

[Edited on 7-16-2010 by Russ]

La Jolla De Mismaloya, P.V., late September, 1991. Every morning and every night, jack crevalle would push bait right up to the shore. I'd finesse them on a travel spinning rod, right on to the sand. The children of the owners of the little restaurants on the beach would grab them and take them to their parents to sell! Made quite a few friends that trip I tried a little, not very good, though the shrimp dishes they served me were awesome Do jacks inhabit the bay in La Paz?

this just in from the high speed fishing wire........

"Today I went out on Nicks Panga to "just run it around awhile". While we were running it around we found Dorado and I can now say I have caught my first (and second) Dorado. We found a seaweed patty which attracts bait fish and the Dorado hang out by and under them. On our first three passes we had multiple hook-ups and it was a wild ride. For Dorado fishing you do not sit still you keep the boat moving along at about 10 MPH and the Dorado attack the lures you are dragging behind the boat (It simulate flying fish which Dorado love to eat). Sometimes you can see the Dorado racing to get to the lures.

When they do get the lure it is an all out fight - they jump out of the water by 3 or 4 feet, they dive deep under the boat and they have the pole completely bent over - its like no other fishing I have ever done. I got my first one on the boat with a lot of help from M and it was about a 10lb. to 12lb. male Bull. Beautiful blue/green and yellow coloring, a striking fish to say the least. I hand my camara to M and he takes a couple pictures of my first one caught. I put my camara back onto my belt and carry the fish up to the front cooler. I brush against the side of the overhead awning, I here a splash and I watch my camara sinking down to the briney depths of the Sea of Cortez. You know the water is so clear I could watch it for about 30 to 40 feet. Thus, that is why there are no pictures with this EMAIL.

So the next time around the patty we both get bit again, M's lure and fish somehow get away and I am fighting another Dorado. This one is bigger than the last and I must say I can feel the fight, this fish can really jump. We get the fish to the boat and see it is about a 15lb. to 18lb. female which is only slightly hooked. We free the hook and let her go without ever having to actually haul her on board - Marv files the barbs down on the hooks so it is easier to release the fish that we cannot eat. The first fish we got is now being smoked and I can not wait to taste it. We stayed on the patty for about an hour going back and forth, but the rest of the gang (which we could see did not want to come out and play.

On the way back to Mulege we cross and then ran with a school (actually a full university) of Dolphin. They were in a line that must have been a mile and a half long and swimming in groups of 4,5,6 up to 10. Jumping, swimming in front of the boat, splashing water and just doing what Dolphins do, I have never seen so many Dolphins. Boy, I wish I had my camara. On the way out in the morning there were tons of Manta Rays in and around Santa Ines bay and island.

Quite a day, but this was really to help Nick out by keeping his boat in shipshape condition. The boat ran great but backing it into the garage is tough. Next time we will use the RAZR to move it in. One thing you do need, Nick, for your trailer tires are some valve stem cut offs. (I do not know the official name but it is the piece that is inside of the valve stem that allows air to enter but stops it from exiting) They are really cheap and you should probably get about 10 of them. The salt water really does a number on these parts and that is why I think those trailer tires need air all the time.

That is all from here. I am sure the Dolphins are enjoying my camara and I will work on getting a replacement for it soon. Thank goodness I had downloaded most of the pictures.

Everyone take care and we will talk to you later"

Best fighting fish in all of baja

If they inhabited rocky reefs 200ft below the surface nobody would claim that a yellowtail is a better gamefish.

They're great on a flyrod, too. I've caught them on poppers. I'm told they're thicker'n flees down at Zhihuatanejo.

This picture was taken a few years ago by San Lucas Cove. They came right in that year. Got one right in front of the camper. Alex came running in during my siesta. Zawk! What! Water like a Maytag Whirpool. Bait fleeing for their lives with panic stricken eyes. That's toro fishing.

Oh yeah, dorado for fillets, and jacks to test your gear and skill.